A mother's prayer for much-needed mental health services - SFGate

A mother's prayer for much-needed mental health services In September 1990, the fall of my senior year at UC Berkeley, a man came into the bar I was in with my friends and started shooting us with his automatic weapon. [...] I had a heightened sense of self and an increased dedication to my goal of graduating and going to law school to serve children and their families. Many of the school...

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